BRANCHIATE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. BRANCHIATE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
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PlayableBRANCHIATE · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BRANCHIATE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.3%
Our own measure of how useful BRANCHIATE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRANCHIATE
Front hooks — 1
abranchiateBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BRANCHIATE scores
Scrabble b3r1a1n1c3h4i1a1t1e1 17
Words with Friends b4r1a1n2c4h3i1a1t1e1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in BRANCHIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRANCHIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BRANCHIATE
brachiate16 branchiae16 catarhine14 bacterian13 barchane15 branchia15 canthari13 theriaca13 bacteria12 bacterin12 carabine12 atabrine10 carinate10 craniate10 rabatine10 barchan14 batcher14 benthic14 birchen14 bitchen14 brachet14 brachia14 brechan14 abthane12 acanthi12 acharne12 achenia12 archaei12 archean12 archine12 chainer12 chanter12 chantie12 cithara12 cithern12 cithren12 habitan12 tachina12 theriac12 trachea12
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Common questions about BRANCHIATE
- Is BRANCHIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRANCHIATE is not in it.
- How many points is BRANCHIATE worth?
- BRANCHIATE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRANCHIATE?
- BRANCHIATE takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BRANCHIATE:
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